cnn reporter drilling Gov Blanco

[rodeodance]

[mtnester]

1. And she is being DELIBERATELY evasive

word is out on the street...stay away from the hostile reporters.

[rodeodance]

8. She asked for 12,000 and got a few so she called again.

[rodeodance]

2. He keeps asking her when she called for the troops

[Nikki Stone 1]

I'd like to know that myself

...

[PDittie]

3. Blanco n/t

She looks clueless as well.

[Lindsay]

10. I think she looks exhausted.

The Federal Government has ignored her requests and are doing exactly what they've felt like doing, which is not damned much.

[rodeodance]

23. Thanks for the correct spelling. But I think she is doing as good as

she can with the limited resources she has.

[Jawja]

62. I agree.

DAYS ago she was saying she was promised help and hasn't seen it and was getting frustrated.

Perhaps the "talking point da jour" is "It's Gov. Blanco's fault? hmmm?"

[RSchewe]

4. Everyone is getting drilled. Good..... What incompetence. n/t

[Nikki Stone 1]

5. I think the governor is going to end up taking the blame

She's being set up for it.

[leftchick]

14. jerkoff is already blaming her

I can not believe she is not pointing out the disaster that is FEMA!
Perhaps she has been threatened? There is no excuse.

[Nikki Stone 1]

21. Which jerkoff? BTW the WSJ article stresses the fault of "local"officials

How long before RW freeper hosts start blaming Blanco because she is female?

[leftchick]

29. chertoff HS

and of course the WSJ blames everyone except their little king and his men.

[rodeodance]

39. yes, I heard Chertoff lay it on the local gov. the other day!!!

[rodeodance]

34. I thought of that--the fact that she is a woman--it is easier to lay blame

[Nikki Stone 1]

49. And a soft spoken one at that. I have been fearing this

She will end up taking the blame.

[elehhhhna]

48. Miles O'Brian. Love to see him drill El Pretzeldente like that,,,

[LynneSin]

and a democrat

pisses me off that Bush is meeting with the governors of MS and AL but not her

:grr:

[rodeodance]

30. She needed to be more assertive with Miles (I do not know his last name)

[Qibing Zero]

18. I don't think she's gonna take it though.

She doesn't seem completely competant, but she looks mad enough to spill it almost like Nagin did.

[elehhhhna]

45. "When did you ASK? YOU have to ASK!" He's an asshat.

How she can be blamed for no response in 3 g-dam states is beyond me.

[rodeodance]

54. you can be best assured that the FED gov is going to admit ANY

blame!!!

[Cascadian]

6. You mean Blanco

n/t


John

[Junkdrawer]

7. Oh Yeah, she didn't say the secret word...THAT'S why there's no NG...

I get it...

[rodeodance]

12. I think she gets one answer from the PENT and another from someone

else!

[crispini]

9. She's frustrated and tired.

She looks like hell.

[Nikki Stone 1]

15. I know. She's looked like this for days

....

[Prodemsouth]

11. Do you mean Blanco La Governor?

what is she saying.

[rodeodance]

16. Well, I do think Miles was rough on her. honey gets more ansers than

acid.

[crispini]

24. Not much.

She's saying she asked for "everything you can give me" on Tuesday.

[Why Syzygy]

31. Her job is to GOVERN

Not take care of FEMA. Mr. Fubar is charged with that. Does he do it? NOoooooooooooo. What does he do? Carry the dog, chop a branch, ride a bike, fall off a bike . etc. IOW. Not fucking much. And people die due his incompetence. Every day and in every way.

[rodeodance]

51. yes,

[Biased Liberal Media]

13. "Never too late"

WTF???? It's LATE. People are dying. People are starving.

WTF is WRONG with her???

[Nikki Stone 1]

25. She may have to take the fall to get Bush to send troops

......

[rodeodance]

28. She better NOT.

[Walt Starr]

17. She asked for troops on TUESDAY! n/t

[Nikki Stone 1]

19. TUESDAY!!!

What did Bush not understand about that??

[rodeodance]

20. I love it when the media does its job but I did NOT like this interview.

[Why Syzygy]

35. Why is the foreign media on this like

hound dogs and our own true blues are on stage to promote their own self interests? Jouranlism school anyone?

http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7213FDAC-32C7-40A1-BF7C-F41AA99C10CB.htm&hl=en

[rodeodance]

41. I think the foreign media is just astounded at what is going on in the US

regarding this crapola.

[rodeodance]

40. i got it that she asked ealier but a few arrived on TUES.

[bklyncowgirl]

22. SHE DIDN'T SAY THE MAGIC WORD. She had to say TROOPS.

That's it. That's why the military didn't come.

SHE DIDN'T SAY TROOPS!

Give me a break.

[rodeodance]

26. anyone with a brain knows she needed troops. If they are laying it on

her for this--then it is over!!!!!

[Junkdrawer]

27. LOL - great minds...

See above

[rodeodance]

32. It has just ocurred to me (helped by someone above)--that this is the

the way the FED gov is laying the blame back to the local (Gov)--cause she did not specifically ask for 'troops"---Is this anywhere near in the ballpark?

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. That's a BULLSHIT excuse on their part.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE for this debacle.

[rodeodance]

52. I know--but seems I recall this being said yesterday also!!

[Junkdrawer]

38. I don't think the Feds have the troops they say they have...

Every military organization has a 90/10 ratio of "support personnel" versus "on the ground with weapons personnel".

I submit the 60% of the NG that is still here has a WAY larger ratio and finding anything like a sufficient number of TRAINED Guardsmen with weapons so that order can be restored may well be an impossible task.

[rodeodance]

42. um... i have not thought of that. It is hard to get a handle on the

actually number of troops that have actually arrived in NO!!

[bklyncowgirl]

47. Damn straight. Waiting for the RW media to pick this up to trash Blanco

[rodeodance]

53. oh no! she does not need this, nor do the people of NO who are waiting

for help.

[Why Syzygy]

55. Yeah and someone else said

did Ira*q ask for TROOPS?????????? Or insurgents????????? Or no WATER OR GAS SUPPLIES ????????

They got it in spades. And so have we.

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. Why would she have to ASK for NG??? The IDIOT should have

taken this bull by the horns instead of attending fundraisers, eating cake and strumming on guitars! This is a DISASTER and HE is responsible for getting the help to the people of NO! He knew what happened! Why should she be the scapegoat here? What about FEMA and Homeland Security? Was she suppose to ask for them to come in also? IMCPO....THE BLAME FOR THIS INCOMPETENCE LIES AT THE IDIOT'S FEET. STARTING WITH CUTTING FUNDS FOR THE LEVEES TO GETTING THE REQUIRED HELP THEY NEEDED IN NO. That piece of shit is trying to blame eveyone but himself. I hope his cake tasted good. :grr:

[rodeodance]

36. yes, anyone with a brain (I am talking of his whole cabinet).

[Blue_Roses]

43. She's gonna have to get tough with this bunch

stop playing nice and using "southern etique" to make her point. I think she really does care and is doing all she can under the circumstances, but she is a new governor and this is a situation never seen before in this country.

[rodeodance]

46. yes, you are right. It is one reason why I think MIles to too rough on her

today!

[Jeanette in FL]

44. I think the reason that Miles O'Brien is drilling her so hard

Is because you have Chertoff (Homeland Security) and Mike (Baghdad Bob) Brown (FEMA) saying that they haven't been asked for specifics until yesterday morning. I think that O'Brien is just trying to let us know that the Governor did make these requests early on. Which she did, I think I saw on Monday or Tuesday begging for help.

[rodeodance]

50. maybe so--but being antagonist closes down conversations and I am

sure she is getting it from all sides.

[EFerrari]

56. Betcha Jeb knew the secret word.

Last night, Joe Scarborough was trying to pin her, asking his guests if they thought she was "up to it".

[Why Syzygy]

57. Um

hurricane .. stranded and starving people .. environmental disaster .. human disater !!! Ring a bell with anyone in FEMA?

Of course FUBAR appointed people with ZERO experience (the same as his) to oversee operations.

I hope she has a triplicate form to fill out and damn soon!

[mixedview]

58. ALL of our leaders need to be drilled regardless of party !

People are dieing. Blame can be placed later. Right now, all leaders involved must be drilled as hard as possible.. they must have to face the firing squad.. this is what democracy is about.

[Why Syzygy]

59. I believe you are wrong about that.

If you're advocating firing squads for government officials, who goes first?

[mixedview]

60. This is a national emergency, therefore the leader of our nation -

President Bush and his administration - is most responsible for complete lack of leadership and command of this situation.

But this is not the time to go soft on ANY gov't official simply because of party affiliation.

This is why I'm an independent - truth gets lost in partisan bullshit. I can't stand ideologues who keep score every second. "who goes first" - grow up.

:thumbsdown:

[Why Syzygy]

61. You're telling me to "grow up"? hmm

Who has said ANYTHING about Democrats? No ONE. This is about people in need. Get it?